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UETED STATES OTTO W'. L. BUSS, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA WINDOVJ STRUCTURE.

Application filed November 26, 19-23. Serial No. 677,040;

This invention relates to Window frames and sashes which may be economically produced in large quantities and which may be readily and inexpensively installed in buildings of different types. WVhile various kinds of materialmay be used for this novel frame and novel sash, its structure is one which may be conveniently made of metal. The embodiment of the invention here shown is of the type which is commonly used asa so-called basement window wherein the sash is mounted upon hinges having a horizontalaxis although it is to be understood that this window structure is equally well adapted for use with vertically pivoted hinges or for use wherein the sash is substantially permanently secured to its frame. This sash and frame construction is further one which may be used in duplicated units. For example, a plurality of these structures may be assembled in a, series of adjacent connected units whether superposed or laterally placed Furthermore, the construction of the frame by means of this novel supporting member is suclr that it may be readily employed to: receive a plurality of sashes while the sash constructed of this novel member, in turn, is such that it. may be employed to contain a plurality of glazings or panes.

The objecttherefore of this invention. is to provide a new. and improved window structure.

Other objects of the invention will more fully appear from the followingdescription and the accompanying drawings and will be pointed out the annexed claim.

In the drawings, there has: been disclosed a structure designed to carry out the objects of the invention, butit is to be understood that the invention is not confined to the exact features shown as various changes may be made within the scope of the claim which follows.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view: of one form of the novel frame and the novel sash, the pane being omitted from the sash;

Figure 2 is a vertical section through: an installed frame and sash, the sash being shownas glazed and in. closed locked posi tlOllz; v

Figure 3 is a cross-section on the line 3%?) of Figure 1 with, the portions of panes and glaze, materiali added;

Figure t is a partiali view in elevation of a modified form of frame adapted for use with a plurality of sashes; and

Figure 5 is a cross-section on the line 5 of Figure 4.

In this selected embodiment of the invention, the frame is formed of a material, preferably of metal, made into a form which is substantially H-sh-aped in crosssection, thus providing a body portion or base 6 and outwardly projecting flanges or edge portions 7 and 8. These edge portions 7 and 8 outwardly extend around the periphery of the frame. The inner portion of the frame is also. provided with the inner edge portions and 11 which inwardly projicct around the frame from the base In the form shown in Figure 1, a sash is adapted to be seated within this frame, the sash being adapted to be received at the side of the frame to which the fixed members 12 of the hinges are secured. The inner edge portion 11 of the frame on the sashreceiving side thereof is continuously of less width than its adjacent oppositely spaced edge portion 9'.

The sash which may conveniently be used with this novel frame is likewise" preferably of metal. The sash here shown comprises an enclosing base 13 dimensioned to be received within the frame with which it is co-operatively employed. This base is provided with a preferably integral? flange 14 which continuously and? peripherally projects outwardly from the base on the side away from the frame. The major purpose of this flange: is to overlap the less wi de inner edge portion 11 on the sash-receiving side of the frame" as shown in Figure 2; The other side of thissash base 13' is provided with a peripherally cut-away portion or recess 15 to receive the innermarginal part of the edge portion 9 of the trame. This construction affords a weatherproof sealing of the sash and frame at this side which is usualy the out-door side o-fthe framebecause windows ofthis type are usually inwardly opened. The sash base 13 is provided with an inwardly presented recess 29' to receive the marginal portions of the pane. This. recess 29" is preferably wider than the thickness of thepane, which is to: be inserted as is shown in Figure 2 and the resultant space is adapted to be filled with glazing material such; for example, as

the usual putty. The pane is preferably positioned against one wall of the recess and the base 13 adjacent one side of this recess 29 may be advantageously provided with a marginal built-up portion or shoulder 30 so that the shoulder presents a backing for the marginal portion of the pane. In this novel sash structin'e. this wall of the sash-recess 29 is preferably undercut beneath the shoulder 30 to form the additional recess portion 32. This additional portion 32 provides space for the reception of putty to adhere to the other side of the pane-margin as is shown in Figure This putty material is thus held in an enclosed space and more effectively rcsists wear and impairn'ient in use. J-inother advantage of this undercut recess is that in the glazing operation, the pane may be inserted diagonally. That .is. one edge of the pane may be placed within the undercut recess and then the whole pane pushed into position so that a slightly larger pane may be used with the result that, with such full-size pane and putty on both sides, the liability of the pane becoming loose and dropping out is practically rendered impossible. It may also be noted that this construction and the employment of putty on both sides renders unnecessary the use of the common metallic clip. This advantage will be obvious to those skilled in this art as substant-ialy fifteen per cent of the glass panes are broken in the usual glazing with metal clips.

The pivotal member 16 of the hinger is shown as carried by the projecting flange H of the sash. As the sash and frame construction here shown is of the hinged type, locking means are preferably provided for holding the two parts in closed position. A simple means of locking consists of a pair of turn-buttons 17 pivotaly mounted on the frame and adapted to cooperate with the slotted plates 18 secured to the sash. As is common in looks of this type, the slot is made elongated so that the similarly elongated button 17 may he turned so as to be received within the plate slot and thereafter rotated through an arc of ninety degrees to straddle the plate slot and thus to hold the sash in the locked position shown in Figure 3t. It may be noted that the particular form o t hinge shown in the accon'ipanying drawings is novel and forms the subject matter of another application filed by the inventor hereof.

An added advantage inhering in this double-flanged frame construction is that the outwardly projecting edge portions '7 and 8 are convenient for the present common form of masonry construction. As is suggested in Figure 2, the concrete or similar material 19 may be positioned around the portions 7 and 8 and may also enter within the channel formed between the spared flanges so that a rigid and accurately 7 fixed installation is assured. In the fo m of frame construction particularly shown in Figures 2. i. and 5, not only is the inner edge porti n 11 of the frame on the sashreceiving side of less width than its opposite portion S), but the outwardly projecting edge portion 8 on the sash-receiving side llliO- wise formed continuously of less width than its adjacent portion 7. such construction is that when one of the vertical e es of this 'rame is placed in ex-- p sed pi on. the outside edge portions T and 3 may be employed similarly to the inner edge portions 9 and 11. in other words. the edge portions 7 and 3 function to receive the side of another sash as for example. when the window structure is employed in a lateral series of windows.

In figures i and 5, there is shown one of these novel frames having an intermed ate frame member 21 extending across the frame. This intern'iediate frame member is substantially l l-shaped in cross-section and has both of its inner edge portions 22 and 23 on the sash-receiving side thereof continuously of less width than their respectively adjacent oppositely spaced edge portions 24 and 25. This intermediate portion is preferably formed integrally with the tarme member and is used when it is desired to employ a plurality of sashes in the same frame. The two edge portions 22 and 23 of this intermediate member, being of less width than their edge portions 24 and 25, permit the passage of two bases 13 of the sashes so that the sashes may assume the closed position shown in these Figures 4 and 5 wherein the over lapping flanges 14 of each of the sashes overlap the edge portions 22 and 23 and the marginal recess of the bases receive the edges of the portions 2e and 25 whereby a doubly lapped weatherproof closing is effected.

in the form of sash shown in Figures 1 and 3, the sash is provided with a partition so that more than one glazing or pane 26 may be positioned in the sash. While only one such partition is here shown, it is obvious that a plurality of such partitions may be employed, if desired. The novel partition here shown extends across the sash opening and terminally extends across the base 13 of the sash. The partition comprises a longitudinally enlarged section 7 and a relatively thin median strip portion 28; The partition is so formed and placed that its enlarged section is at one side of the plane of the pane-receivingrecess 2.) of the base 13. This enlarged portion is so positioned in order that the marginal portions of adjacent panes may be positioned against the abutting faces of the section upon opposite sides of the strip portion as is shown in Figure 3. Means are provided to hold the panes in such assembled position. A form An advantage of Sill of such means is here shown as a glazing pin 31. One or more of these pins may be inserted through apertures in the strip-portion 28 outwardly to project upon each side thereof securely to retain the positioned panes. V

Preferably, the longitudinally extending enlarged section of this partition is recessed in order that the glazing material may enter the recess and provide an adherent partial backing for the posit oned panes of glass. As shown in Figure 8, this enlarged section 27 is recessed upon each side of the median strip 28 and is likewise there shown as filled With a glazing material such as the usual putty. This glazing material is also preferably placed around the other side of the pane margzns, and covers up the glazing pins so that an eflicient and worlnnanlike glazing is provided.

Having thus described my invention w iat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is:

A Window-structure consisting of a frame having its several sides formed of a centrally disposed web-portion and flanges projecting from the oppos te edges of the web-portion, the flanges projecting from one edge being shorter than the flanges projecting from the opposite edges, whereby is produced a channeled frame encircling a central opening adapted to receive a sash frame through the opening defined by the shorter flanges of the frame and have it bear against the longer flanges, and a sash-frame consisting of a body portion formed with a flange projecting from one edge of the body portion and with a recess in the opposite edge, said frame be ing of a dimension adapting it to fit in the smaller defined opening of the first mentioned frame and have its recess receive the longer flanges of said first mentioned frame and its projecting flange to seat against the shorter flanges of the same frame.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 21st day of November 1923.

OTTO W. L. BUSS. 

